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DUST COLLECTOR. No. 540,720. Patented June 1l, 1895.

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'l UNITED STAT-ns PATENT OFFICE'.

t MYRON W'. CLARK, OF PARMA, MICHIGAN.

DUST-COLLECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,720, dated J' une 11, 1895.

I Application filed September 14, 1894:- Serial No. 5252,999 (No model.)

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Beit known that I, MYRONW. CLARK, of Parma, in the county 0f Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Collectors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description `of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. A'

The main object of my invention is to produce a simple,'effective dust collector of large capacity in a small compass.

It consists of certainv peculiarities in the construction and arrangement of the component parts of the machine hereinafter particularly described and pointed vout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings like letters designate the same parts in the several Iigures.

lFigure l is a vertical medial section of my improved dust-collector in connection with a purier. same as viewed from the right with reference to Fig. l. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views, on

an enlarged scale, of the cut-olf and reverse current connection, Fig. 3 being a horizontal section, and Fig. 4 a vertical sectionon the line 4 4, Fig. 3.` Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged horizontal sections on the lines 5 5 and 6 6, respectively, Fig. 1, showing the automatic discharge device of the dust-chamber. Fig. 7 is avertical section showing amodiiied form of the discharge device. Fig. 8 is a similar View showing a modification of the dust-chamber; andFig. 9 is a horizontal section of a dust-chamber like or similar to that of Fig. 8, but showing `a diierent device for moving the dust to the central discharge.

Referring to Figs. land 2, A designates a purifier to which my improved dust collector is applied, providedin the usual manner with a shaking sieve B, and a fan C, arranged to produce an upward current of air through the sieve. D is a funnel shaped dust chamber constituting a part of the dust collector and connected on one side at or near the top with the Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the4 fan C through the outlet or blast pipe c of said fan, the intake openings of the fan communieating with the purifier chamber above the sieve.

Upon the top `of the dust chamber D is mounted a perforated board or plate E, in the openings of which Care fastened numerous cloth tubes F F, closed at their upper ends. In a circular form of the machine like that shown in Fig. 1, these tubes are preferably arranged in radial rows, as shown in Fig. 3. When employed in an air belt machine these tubes are inclosed by a casing G, which may be conveniently made of cloth as shown, but may be made ofwood, sheet metal or any other suitable material. This casing or the space inclosed thereby around the cloth tubes,

is connected'when the dust collector is ap-4 plied to a purifier, by one or more pipes H H, with the puritier chamber below the sieve, but may be connected directly with the intake openings of the fan when the machine is not used in connection with the purifier.

The funnel shaped dust chamber D may be conveniently and economically made of sheet metal. It is provided at its lower end with an air excluding, dust discharging device I,

lshown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, and consisting of a cylindrical neck or extension of the lower end of the dust chamber divided in to a number of compartments by stationary radiating partitions t'vt', and provided at the top and bottomclose to said partitions, -with rotary disks tand 112, mounted on a vertical shaft" J, and having openings corresponding in size with the compartments formed by said partitions and arranged 0D Opposite sides of said shaft,'so that they will not both communicateat the same time withthesame compartment. The lower disk t2 is formed with or attached to av bevel gear j, which is engaged by a pinion lo on ahorizontal shaft K, provided with a pulley lo', as shown in Fig. 2, and driven by a belt as indicated in Fig. l, from a pulley on the fan shaft, or it may be driven by means of any other convenient connection.

3 is a spout extending below the discharging device andpreferably constructed with a removable section i4, to permit of the Withdrawal of the purifier sieve Bin the usual manner.

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To the upper end of the shaft J is attached a cut oif plate or board L, shown in Figs. 3 and 4, which is constructed and arranged to close the lower ends of the tubes F F opening into the dust chamber D, one row after anothel', as it is moved by the shaftJ around the under side of the perforated board or plate E. To the rear edge of this cutoff board or plate is attached a discharge spout Z, which has a contracted opening at its lower end, preferably below the opening of the blast pipe c of the fan into the dust chamber.

M is atrough attached at one end to the upper end of shaft .I and carried thereby just behind the discharge spout Z in a radial position close to the under side of the perforated board E and constituting a reverse current passage. Itis connected at its inner end with a cylindrical box m, attached to the upper end of said shaft and turning on a hollow trunnion m', having openings in its sides and attached to the under side ofthe plate or board with the intake of the fan.

N is a scraper carried by the shaft J and shaped to tit the inside of dust chamber D so as to move the d ust collecting therein toward prevent it from settling and remaining upon the walls of said chamber. When a reverse current is employed, the tubes are provided on the inside with open wire spirals or frames f, as shown in Figs. l and 4, to prevent their complete collapse. The tubes may be conveniently secured in the board E by spirally bent wires e e, which are screwed inside of said tubes into corresponding threads formed in the openings of said board, or by expansible rings pressed outwardly against the cloth in said openings. A simple and reliable faslening is thus afforded, whereby the tubes may be easily and quickly removed when worn or defective, and replaced.

The machine above described operates as follows: The dust laden air is driven by the fan C into the dust chamber D, and thence upwardly into and through the cloth tubes F F, the texture of which is such that the air may pass through them, but the dust will be caught and retained on their inner sides. By

the construction and arrangement of tubesy h ereinbefore described, ample area of cloth is provided within a small compass. It is obvious that if the air current through the tu bes were uninterrupted, the cloth would in a short time become choked with dust and render the device inoperative, but the cut off board or plate L, closing the lower ends of each row of tubes at stated intervals by shutting off the draft therefrom, permits the dust adhering to their inner sides to fall upon the cut ed board or plate, and as it advances to drop through the discharge spout Z into the lower part of the dust chamber. The spout Z intercepts the air current at the rear edge of the cut off board and prevents the dust from being carried back into the tubes as the cut off board advances and opens their lower ends.

In case any dust is left adhering to the insides of the tubes after the passage of the cut oif board, it will be detached and withdrawn therefrom by the reverse current through the trough M and the pipe m2, into the fan, by which it is again driven into the dust chamber.

The dust falling from the discharge spout upon the inner walls ofthe dust chamber, will be scraped therefrom and moved down to the discharging device I by the scraper N, and dropping through the opening in the upper disk t" in rotation into the several compartments between the partitions z', will be discharged therefrom in rotation as the opening `in the lower disk t2' passes under said compartments. The dust is thus constantly removed from the dust chamber without admit- 1 ting air thereto except through the fan, as above explained, and is thence conducted E. A pipe m2, connects this hollow trunnion through the spout 'i3 to a convenient point of discharge.

The details of the machine may be variously modified within the intended scope of my iu- Vention. the discharge device I at its lower end and l Referring to Fig. 7, the air inlet connection c is shown as made tangential to the dust chamber, so as to produce a centrifugal action of the dust laden air, whereby a portion of the dust will he separated therefrom before it passes upwardly into the cloth tubes, thus relieving the cloth. 'The discharging device l at the lower end of the dust chamber is provided with a stationary cover and a stationary bottom i6, having openings on opposite sides ont of line with each other, and in place of stationary radiating partitions it is provided with rotary wings 117 7, mounted on the shaft J. The funnel shaped dust chamber is contracted at its lower end to the size of and connects with the opening in the top t5, and the rotary wings i7 are so arranged as to constantly cut off communication be tween the openings in the top and bottom of the dust discharging chamber. The operation of the device is similar to that shown in Fig. 1, except that the compartments of the dust discharging chamber, instead of the openings in the top and bottom thereof, are moved.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a cylindrical dust chamber D in place of the funnel shaped L is supported and carried by the conveyer. Referring to Fig. 9, a scraper R is shown in place of the conveyer O for moving the dust IOO on the bottom of the dust chamber toward the center, in a machine like or similar to that shown in Fig. 8. Y

The dust laden air may be blown or drawn into the upper ends of the cloth tubes by providing an inlet chamber and cut off at their upper ends, which are in this case supported and open into said chamber, their lower ends opening, as shown, into a substantially air tight dust chamber. Under these conditions the reverse draft connection when used would be made with the upper ends of the tubes and the discharge spoutl being unnecessary could be dispensed with. The cut off may be made to dwell if desiredopposite each row of tubes for a certain time.

It will be seen that when the Itubes are in- Hated they will stand up alone, the spirals within them being enough smaller to leave their entirev inner surfaces free. Hence the filtering surface is not obstructed nor reduced. When the internal pressure ceases and a back draft is produced, the inner surfaces ofthe tubes so affected, are thrown suddenly and forcibly againstrthe internal spirals, thereby detaching and throwing down adhering particles; while the walls orinnersurfaces of the tubesare held apart and precluded from making contact, which would cause the particles to bev held between the walls and thus prevent them ffrom escaping or falling from the tubes. Y

By so constructing the machine that the filtering apparatus stands still, and causing the .suction spout or back-draft device to travel, I am enabled to operate the machine with a minimum amount of power, thus avoiding wear, reducing the diiculty of packing, and

. Y producing tight joints, and obviating the production of interfering air currents, such as will result if a large drum be rotated at any considerable speed. The spirals serve lnot only to prevent complete collapse of the liltering tubes, but also to jsecure said tubes in their openings, for which purpose it is important that the coil be such as to iit the threads vof the openings, and sufficiently elastic to the influx of airfrom without the machine, ex-V cept as it may enter through the walls of said chamber. In other words, if through leakage of air from the purifier, (when the collectog is used therewith) or if by reason of impedance of the air in the dust collector, the tube chamber should not contain suiiicient air to supply the purifier screen and fan, a due quantity would be drawn through casing G to supply the deficiency, and being filtered by such cloth, the air drawn in would be free from soot or other impurities of the atmosphere, and the product would be uninjured. Lastly,

by effecting a preliminary separation in cham dustchambem an inlet connectionthrough which dust-laden air is driven; a dust discharging device; a number of stationary cloth tubes opening into said chamber and communicating with said inlet connection -so as to compel the air blast or current to pass through thewallsof said tubes; a traveling cut-off device constructed and arranged to register at Y intervals with the open intake ends of said tubes, to cut them off from the direct current;

and a fan communicating with said cut-off and serving to produce a reverse current through the tubes, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a dust-collector, the combination of a dust chamber provided with an air-excluding dust-discharging device; a number of cloth tubes opening at their ends into said dust-` chamber; a pervious casing inclosing said tubes; and a fan connected with the interior of said tubes and with the space inclosed by said casing around them, so as to form therewith an endless air belt or circuit and compel the yair to pass through the walls of'said tubes, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In combination with a purifier, a dust collector comprising a dust-receiving chamber, a series of filtering tubes communicating at one end with said chamber, a filteringwalled inclosing chamber for said tubes, an air-conduit connecting the dust -recciving IIO chamber with the purifier fan, and a second air-conduit connecting the tube inclosing chamber with the interior of the purifier, substantially as set forth; whereby the fan is caused to pass the dust-laden air from the purifier to' the filtering tubes, and to return the air after filtration, to the purifier to again take yup dust, using the same body of air continuously.

4. In combination with a stationary platform or board havingaseries of openings, tiltering tubes or cloths applied to said openings, a fan adapted to force dust-laden air through the openings, a hollow cut-o adapted to travel over the openings and to cover the same successively, and vmeans for producing a continuous suction or back draft through said cut-off, substantially as explained, whereby air is caused to travel first in one and then in the otherkdirection through the ltering cloths,` without necessitating travel of the latter.

5. In combination with an air -receiving chamber having a stationary wall E provided with openings e, a series of ltering tubes having their mouths applied to said7r openings, a fan serving to deliver dust-laden air to the ai r-chamber, a traveling hollow cut-oft" adapted to cover the openings successively and to cut off communication with the airchamber, a suction pipe communicating with the interior of said cutoff, and a fan serving to produce a return current or back-draft through the cut-oit and the tubes whose mouths are covered by the cut-ofi.

6. In a dust collector, the combi-nation of a chamber having openings in one wall, and cloth tubes secured at their open ends in said openings by means of elastic or self-expanding rings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a dust collector, a filtering tnbeor bag of porous material, provided with an internal frame supported at its lower end only, and serving to prevent complete collapse of the tube or bag when free from internal air pressure.

S. In combination with an air chamber, a tilterin g tube or bag located above said cham ber and having its lower end in communication therewith, and an open frame or support slightly smaller than and extending upward within the tube or bag, whereby it is adapted to prevent complete collapse of the bag when the latter is free from internal air pressure.

9. In combination with an air chamber, a iiltering tube or bag located above and communicating at its lower end with said chamber, and an elastic support extending upward within the tube or bag to prevent complete collapse thereof, said support being free to yield and move laterally to permit shaking or agitation of the filtering body.

10. In combination with a board or platform, provided with an opening, a filtering tube or bag having its mouth inserted within said opening, and an elastic ring inserted within said mouth and serving to bind the same against the walls of the opening.

11. In combination with aboard or platform having a hole provided with a spirally grooved or threaded wall, a filtering bag having its mouth inserted into said hole, and a spiral coil of wire'placed within the mouth of the bag and screwed into said hole, substantially as set forth; whereby it is adapted to secure the bag in place, but may be readily removed.

l2. In combination with a board or platform provided with a hole or opening the walls of which are spirally grooved or threaded, a filtering tube or bag having its mouth inserted into said hole or opening, and a wire coil extending upward within the tube or bag and having its lower end coiled to fit the threads or grooves of the opening in the board or platform and secured therein, whereby the spiral is firmly secured in place, and is caused to retain the mouth of the tube or bag in the sfiofieo l opening and to sustain the tubewhen the latter is free from internal air pressure.

u 13. In a dust-collector, the combination 0E a l dust chamber provided with an air inlet connection, cloth tubes opening at their endsinto l said chamber, a reverse-current connection arranged to register at intervals with the open intake ends of said tubes, and open frames g inserted inside of said tubes 'so as to prevent their complete collapse when a reverse current is produced through them, substantially as l and for the purpose set forth.

14. In a dust-collector, the combination of a dust-chamber; cloth tubes opening at their i lower ends into said chamber; and an air-ex- L cluding dust-discharging device consisting of a chamber divided into compartments by ixed wings or partitions, and rotatable top and bottom plates each provided with an opening, said openings having different angular 1 relation to the axis of rotation, whereby they l are prevented from communicating simultaneously with the same compartment, but are caused to communicate therewith in alternation or succession.

l 15. In a dust collector, the combination of a ldust-chamber; cloth tubes opening at their lower ends into said chamber; a dust-discharging device consisting of a chamber di- 1 vided into compartments, and of rotatable top 1 and bottom plates having openings arranged to come alternately or successively in regisl ter with the compartments; and a conveyer arranged to move the dust deposited on the walls of the dust chamber to said dust-discharging device, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

16. In a dust-collector, the combination of a dust chamber; cloth tubes opening at their lower ends into said chamber; a dust-dis l charging device at the bottom of said cham- 1 ber consisting of a chamber divided into com- 1 partments, and of top and bottom plates l mounted upon a rotary vertical shaft close to the upper and lower ends of said compart- Q ments, and having openings arranged to register one at a time in rotation with said coml partments, substantially as set forth.

17. In a dust-collector, the combination of a dust chamber, a vertical rotary shaft, cloth tubes opening at their lower ends into said chamber, a direct air current inlet connection with the open ends of said tubes, a trough or air passage carried by said shaft close to the open intake ends of said tubes, and a continuous reverse draft connection with the l trough, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

18. In a dust-collector, the combination of a 1circular, funnel shaped dust-chamber provided with a direct air inlet, and having a dust-discharging device at the bottom consisting of a chamber divided into compartments by stationary wings or partitions, and

of top and bottom plates having openings arranged to alternately register with said comf ends into said dust-chamber, and a traveling partments, cloth tubes opening at their lower cut-od provided with a reverse draft connection and carried close-to the open intake ends of the tubes by a rotary shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19. In a dust collector, the combination of a dust chamber having an air inlet opening in one side, cloth tubes closed at their upper ends and opening at their lower ends into said chamber, a fan, the outlet of which communicates with said dust chamber through the opening in the side thereof, a troughor open passage carried close to the lower ends of said tubes by a central rotary shaft in said dust chamber, and a reverse draft passage connect- -ing said trough with the intake of said fan,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 20. In a dust collector, the combination of a dust chamber having an air inlet opening in one side, cloth tubes closed at their upper ends and opening at their lower ends into said chamber, a fan, the outlet of which communicates with said dust chamber through the inlet opening in its side, and a pervious casing inclosing a space around said tubes which communicates with the intake of the fan, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2l. In a dustcollector, the combination of a dust chamber having an inlet'opening in one side, a fan, the outlet'of which is connected with said chamber through said inlet opening, cloth tubes closed at their upper ends and opening at their lower ends into said chamber, a cut-off plate or board and a trough or open passage carried close tothe lower ends of said tubes by a central vertical shaftin said dust chamber, and a reverse draft passage connecting said trough with the intake of the fan, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

22. In a dust collector, the combination of a dust chamber, a fan, the outlet ofvwhich is connected with said chamber, cloth tubes closed at their upper ends and opening at their lower ends into said chamber, a cut-off board or plate and a trough carried close to the lower ends of said tubes by a central vertical shaft in said dust chamber, a depending discharge n spout attached to the rear edge of said cut oft' board or plate between it and said trough, and a reverse draft passage connecting said trough with the intake of the fan, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

23. In a dust collector, the combination of a dust-chamber having an air inlet at one side, a series of filtering tubes communicating with the top of said chamber, and a traveling cuto provided with a delivery spout which eX- tends downward within the dust chamber to the level of the lower side of the air inlet and there opens into the dust chamber; whereby the dust delivered through said spout is carried below the incoming air current, but is discharged into the dust chamber.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as .my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MYRON W. CLARK.

Witnesses:

CHAs. L. Goss, M. L. EMERY. 

